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Taiwan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
5813
Threatened
326
CR + EN + VU
Population
23816775
Area
36193 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 52
Endangered 101
Vulnerable 173
Near Threatened 116
Least Concern 1378
Data Deficient 102
Not Evaluated 3040
Extinct 30

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2026
Animalia 1779
Bacteria 872
Fungi 594
Chromista 352
Protozoa 181
Archaea 7
Viruses 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Taiwan

pore coral

Montipora venosa

Near Threatened

Nyl grass

Acroceras macrum

Not Evaluated

Angel fish

Rhinobatos hynnicephalus

Endangered

water-primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora turtlensis

Vulnerable

northern tree moss

Climacium dendroides

Least Concern

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

Norway Lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Least Concern

Norway screw moss

Syntrichia norvegica

Least Concern

Notched Rustwort

Marsupella emarginata

Extinct

longbract frog orchid

Dactylorhiza viridis

Not Evaluated

Nussatella cone

Conus nussatella

Least Concern

porcelain coral

Leptoseris tubulifera

Least Concern

Lilac Bonnet

Mycena pura

Least Concern

Nutmeg

Myristica fragrans

Data Deficient

Nut Moss

Diphyscium foliosum

Extinct

porcelain coral

Leptoseris solida

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora samarensis

Vulnerable

Leucobacter aridicollis

Not Evaluated

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon densirostris

Data Deficient

pore coral

Montipora digitata

Least Concern

Oak-Loving Gymnopus

Gymnopus dryophilus

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora nodosa

Near Threatened

Oceanic Lychee

Pometia pinnata

Least Concern

Lady beetle

Harmonia octomaculata

Not Evaluated

Manila grass

Zoysia matrella

Not Evaluated

Fukien Gold-striped Pond Frog

Pelophylax fukienensis

Least Concern

bridalwreath

Stephanotis floribunda

Vulnerable

Giant Golden Orb Weaver

Nephila pilipes

Least Concern

Ochre Club

Clavariadelphus ligula

Least Concern

Chinese-sassafras

Cinnamomum micranthum

Least Concern

Padang cassia

Cinnamomum burmanni

Least Concern

Ochre Gillgobbler

Hypomyces lateritius

Least Concern

Least snoutbean

Rhynchosia minima

Least Concern

Small Furrow Lobster

Nupalirus chani

Data Deficient

octopus coral

Galaxea fascicularis

Near Threatened

ocular coral

Madrepora oculata

Data Deficient

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus

Not Evaluated

old-lady pincushion

Mammillaria hahniana

Near Threatened

Old Man Cactus

Cephalocereus senilis

Endangered

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Old Man Of The Woods

Strobilomyces strobilaceus

Endangered

Old Man'S Beard

Tillandsia usneoides

Least Concern

Azorhizobium doebereinerae

Not Evaluated

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

Olive

Olea europaea

Not Evaluated

Olive Brittlegill

Russula olivacea

Least Concern

pore coral

Montipora capitata

Near Threatened

olive hymenachne

Hymenachne amplexicaulis

Not Evaluated

Onion-Stalk Parasol

Leucocoprinus cepistipes

Not Evaluated

Changeable Rock-moss

Andreaea mutabilis

Not Evaluated

pore coral

Montipora spumosa

Least Concern

Tozer's Thread-moss

Epipterygium tozeri

Not Evaluated

porcelain coral

Leptoseris explanata

Least Concern

bristly fingerwort

Kurzia pauciflora

Endangered

Panama crowngrass

Paspalum fimbriatum

Not Evaluated

Leucobacter zeae

Not Evaluated

Hogvine

Camonea umbellata

Not Evaluated

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